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The Pentagon announced Friday it is providing $200 million to Ukraine to strengthen its military, which is locked in low-grade war with Russia. The funds will go to additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts.

SINGAPORE — Although Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to discuss North Korea during his talks with allies and partners at an annual defense conference in Singapore, he is also expected to address the other 800-lb. gorilla in the room — China.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that whether the United States will launch further attacks against the Syrian regime will depend on whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons again.

The Pentagon has restarted military recruitment of people who say they want to switch sexes, despite orders from President Donald Trump to exclude transgender individuals from military service. Officials announced Monday, February 26, that they had signed a recruitment contract on February

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday that the approximately 900 people in the U.S. under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) who have served, are serving, or have signed up to serve in the armed forces would not be deported.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday met with leaders from more than 40 nations in Aqaba, Jordan, to discuss the threat from terrorist groups and to hear how the United States military could help partner militaries prevent the spread of terrorism.

As the Islamic State loses its safe havens in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is looking to ensure the group does not find new ones from which they could plan and coordinate attacks on the U.S. and their allies.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis argued this week against a new authorization for the use of military force that would place any limitations on the U.S. military’s ability to go after terrorists.

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary James Mattis warned North Korea that any major threat to the U.S. or its allies would be met with a “massive military response” that would be “overwhelming” following Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test Sunday.

WASHINGTON – The Navy is putting together a broader inquiry at Pacific Fleet to examine why two destroyers have collided with merchant vessels in the 7th Fleet in two months, according to Defense Secretary James Mattis.

Defense Secretary James Mattis blasted the Pentagon in a memo this week after a recent report said U.S. military officials spent $93 million over ten years on camouflage uniforms for Afghan troops that failed to properly disguise them.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis last week defended the president’s informal discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G-20 summit dinner earlier this month, which critics framed as a “secret” second meeting with the world leader on the sidelines.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said last week that President Trump’s strategy against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is different from former President Obama’s in multiple ways, despite detractors saying little was different.

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday he believed President Trump’s comment that American student Otto Warmbier, who died this week after being released from 18 months in detention in North Korea, should have been brought home much sooner, represented the American people’s view.

Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to NATO while meeting with member nations for the first time in Brussels: Pay more or the U.S. will “moderate its commitment” to the organization.